What I’m Reading I’ve really enjoyed Accidental Magic by Iris Beaglehole recently. It’s the start of a series, and can be described as Gilmore Girls mixed with Charmed style mystery with sarcastic main characters. It will really make you want to live in their town and get to know these characters. Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B09SK43S2K …
The series will be complete with the third book! After a very last minute name change (which wasn’t at all stressful), Murmurs of Magic is ready to reveal! I am so excited to share with you the third episode of Hazel’s adventures in Dunedin, New Zealand. More workplace shenanigans, more romance with the hot neighbour, …
Happy New Year! (And good riddance to the last). Welcome to my new series of authors writing fantasy fiction. The first one for 2021 is Isa Pearl Ritchie, an author of speculative fiction from Wellington, New Zealand. 1. Tell us a little about yourself.I’ve been writing novels for pretty much my whole adult life, over …
Welcome to my new series of authors writing fantasy fiction. First up, we have Jamie Sands, an author who is based in Auckland and writes in a range of genres. Their latest release is a cozy story about a librarian witch. I’m so looking forward to reading this one! 1. Tell us a little about …
My very first New Zealand author interview of 2020 is AJ Lancaster. She writes romantic gaslamp fantasy books about fae, magic, and complicated families. She has just published the third book in her quartet series. What is an early book or author that inspired you to write? What are you reading now? Fantasy is the …
Favourite character? Veila, a supremely cheerful, in the moment, supernatural being. She becomes a mentor and friend to the main character, somehow without telling her a thing. Author: Isa Pearl Ritchie Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Page count: 208 The Blurb Life is already complicated enough for Awa Bryant when she starts having weird dreams …
Andi C. Buchanan is a writer of speculative fiction who has had short stories published in various magazines and won a Sir Julius Vogel Award in 2019. From A Shadow Grave is their new release. The novella is based on a historical murder of a teenager by the Mount Victoria tunnel and combines history, urban fantasy and time …
September’s featured New Zealand author writes romantic suspense set in our own beautiful country. Patricia Snelling has self-published six books so far and is writing her seventh. K: What is an early book / author that inspired you to write? What are you reading now? I thought about writing a book nine years ago. At …
August’s featured New Zealand author is a busy mum and health professional. Eileen Merriman writes short stories and novels for young adults and older adults, often at night after her child has gone to bed. K: What is an early book / author that inspired you to write? What are you reading now? The Outsiders …
Author: Neisha Nilsen Genre: Fantasy YA Page Count: 203 My Review: ♠♠♠♠ 4 / 5 The Blurb The Otherworld doesn’t exist… or does it? Brigid is a teenage girl living a boring life with her boring family in her boring city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Brigid’s life becomes a lot less boring when she visits …